The situation is especially difficult for relatives of hostages who are not on the list of 33 hostages expected to be released in the ceasefire's first, six-week phase, which began on Jan. 19. The ...

Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that if Hamas did not release Israeli hostages the army would resume its offensive in the Palestinian enclave.

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to beef up troops in and around the Gaza Strip after Hamas threatened to call off a scheduled hostage ...